West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

way Company for 81, 765 00O, Was re.
corded in the lien docket by the
cnunty clerk Of Wayne county last
Thursday. This is tue largest judg-
ment ever recorded in that county.
All the leins on the roai heretofore
r. corded were mortgages.
On Thursday of last week the
wages OF the repair hands on the b.
& .. were reduced from 81 05 To 90
cents day. This is requiring men
who can't help themselves to work Vt
pretty low figures In addition 10
this reduction. the men, we understand
will not be allowed to make more
than twenty one days in month. -
Register.
A horrible murder occurred near
Clarksburg. Saturday. John Tony,
German who is engaged in dairy
went home Intoxicated and got into
an alteration with his wife, who
struck him lver the head with pc.
tato masher, breaking the skull.
His wife has fed. and no steps have
been taken Tor her apprehension.
A report was circulated in town
yesterday morning that simeon Hat.
tingly, OF Howesville, was lost in
the woods near Hackleharney, where
he had gone with some friends 10
hunt wild turkeys. Citizens OF that
section organized hunting party
and started in search OF Mr.. Mating.
ly, who was found safely quartercd
in the house OF friend, where he
had stayed all night
Jonathan Bowman has purchased
the machinery and entire outfit Of
the Danville Woolen Factory and
will put it into his new factory at
Evansville. lie returned quite re.
Gently from Philadelphia, also, where
he bought a lot of the latest and hest
wool working machinery. Mr.. Bow.
man expects by spring to have his
factory in good working order and
fully supplied with all the facilities
for frst-class work. -EJqle.
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Several human skeletons supposed
to be Of Indians. were accidently
discovered at Eldora, in Marion
county, few DAYS ago by a boy
who was searching for rabbit under
a ledge OF rocks. They were found
in sort Of a cave under the rocks
concealed by a wall OF lose stones
They had evidently been laying there
for great number Of years. as the
bones were very much decayed Only
one skull was found, but it is believed
there were remnants Of six skeleton
in the lot.
The organization OF the 1st Regi.
ment w. Va. Volunteer Militia will
take place at the Central Hotel in
this city Dec 23rd at IL o'clock A.
NJ. Some twenty officers will be
present from various parts Of the
State The gentlemen who have the
organization in charge are, as they
express it, working hard for nothing
and boarding themselves" that West
Virginia may make a fair military
showing alongside of her sisters.
They should meet with the proper
encouragement. Eagle.
A few days ago Johnnie Schelling,
a nephew Of John Dietrich, OF Union
district, MonoDgalia county, aged
about / 2 years, met with very pain.
full and dangerous accident by which
he lost an eye and narrowly escaped
being killed. The little boy was ex.
perimenting with powder, and to test
its explosive powers he loaded a shot
gun shell, drove It into an anger hole
ir bar post, tanptd one end Of the
hole solidly with clay. To make IL
explode he first tried striking the
protruding end Of the she'll, but IL
( wouldn't go lie then punched n
miniature role through the cartridge
shell and touched a match to It, This
OF course made terrific explosion,